Senior Structural Simulation Engineer - Robotic Platform

Blue Line Search Group; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with match

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Mental health program

Job summary

DoorDash Labs is seeking a Senior Structural Simulation Engineer to own the structural FEA across a next-generation robotic platform, covering chassis, suspension, and sensor enclosures. You will drive architectural exploration, define load cases, and standardize simulation tooling, including ANSYS-based suites.

You will lead production-intent refinement and test-to-simulation correlation while partnering with test teams to maximize predictive accuracy and influence primary architecture

Qualifications

• Experience leading structural FEA for ground vehicles.
• Ability to formulate first-principles load cases and criteria.
• Background in durability and fatigue analyses for vehicle structures.

Responsibilities

• Own structural FEA across the robotic platform architecture.
• Define early load cases and criteria for dynamic environments.
• Perform static, dynamic, modal and fatigue analyses of subsystems.
• Correlate strain and test data back into models for accuracy.
• Influence mechanical design decisions toward optimized strength-to-weight.

Skills

Structural FEA

Load case development

Durability fatigue analysis

Chassis geometry optimization

Tools

ANSYS

NX

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

DoorDash Labs is seeking a Senior Structural Simulation Engineer to own the structural FEA across a next-generation robotic platform, covering chassis, suspension, and sensor enclosures. You will drive architectural exploration, define load cases, and standardize simulation tooling, including ANSYS-based suites.

You will lead production-intent refinement and test-to-simulation correlation while partnering with test teams to maximize predictive accuracy and influence primary architecture